I'm reborn and I'm an international student again?

Chapter 537 What an Excellent Entrepreneur Should Do

“President Lin is right. We Aba Aba will also launch overseas e-commerce in the future. Merchants like you can connect with foreign customers through the platform, which will save you rent costs. I know that these are new models, and everyone may be distrustful and panic, but if you don’t take that step bravely, you will be eliminated by the times…” At this time, Feng Yun took over the microphone and seized the opportunity to add another blow.

This made many merchants who were originally hesitant agree with his statement.

Who doesn’t want to get rich?

Try it first, if it doesn't work then switch back to the original one.

This was the thought of most people present.

"Hey."

Chen Xi sighed.

I’ve seen many people online say that they need to get in touch with new models in order to make progress.

But when the new model came out, those people who were clamoring lost their jobs and turned to criticizing the capitalists.

It's ridiculous to think about it.

The group of people complaining in the back are the ones shouting the loudest in the front.

Some people are just so weird. They always talk nonsense when it doesn't involve their own interests.

When his interests are violated, he will not realize the ridiculous remarks he made before, but will find an excuse to cover it up.

my country has a large population. If we strongly support the development of e-commerce, it will indeed create jobs for many people in the initial stage.

But when the life cycle of e-commerce reaches a certain level, the model has become fully mature.

If something happens, countless people will lose their jobs, including factory owners and countless middlemen.

On the surface, e-commerce eliminates middlemen and consumers can purchase products at low prices.

But the wool comes from the sheep, and they never thought about whether the money they earn will be reduced.

Judging from the situation in the past, productivity has been continuously increasing, but consumers' purchasing power has weakened.

With oversupply and the emergence of self-media, the live streaming e-commerce industry has emerged.

With the rise of live streaming, factories’ production speeds have increased, raw material prices have risen, and employee wages and insurance have increased, resulting in lower and lower factory profits.

This resulted in factories laying off a large number of employees and recruiting a large number of new employees.

People without jobs had no choice but to work in factories as screw drivers. At this time, many labor agencies began to emerge, recruiting workers at low prices and taking money from both sides.

The bosses and workers were fleeced by the labor agencies, and conflicts and confrontations then arose between the two.

The workers accused the boss of exploitation, and the boss accused the workers of charging too high a price and being out of touch with the times.

This vicious cycle continues, and the e-commerce platforms will always be the beneficiaries.

However, the new model is not bad either, everything has its pros and cons.

The old model allowed many middlemen to make huge profits. In the early days of reform and opening up, these people were called second-hand dealers, that is, speculators. Many old-time wealthy people made their first pot of gold from this business.

Over time, channel relationships will become 'hereditary'.

The relationship between middlemen and factories has become a three-generation system, which has prevented many people from getting involved in this industry.

Large middlemen control channels to dozens or even hundreds of factories and monopolize the entire industry.

This is the case in many developed countries in the West. Those large wholesale supermarkets and certain sales companies have all developed on this basis.

In fact, this model is relatively stable. Aba Aba also began to transform and followed their example to start offline operations.

A successful entrepreneur cannot rely on showmanship in front of the screen to brainwash the grassroots and put money into his own pocket. He should also consider people's livelihood, employment, and the future development of the country. If he only exploits like a locust and then continues to do so in another place, he will face the crackdown of the state machinery and the scolding of the people.

Many bosses talk a lot in the news about how much they have contributed to society, and then release some donation figures, but the twists and turns here can only fool fools.

Chen Xi has also watched some short plays, in which the protagonists after rebirth either trade stocks or engage in e-commerce. All they think about is how to put money into their pockets, and the audience is also excited, as if they have never seen money before.

Maybe everyone has different ideas. Those short plays didn't make him feel very happy, because the increase in the number on his bank card didn't make him feel any sense of accomplishment. He just felt that if such a protagonist were put into reality, the final outcome would definitely be to run away abroad with the money. In other words, those protagonists are just salted fish that have become rich.

This kind of person is far from what he considers to be an excellent entrepreneur.

"Oh, these people are really good at changing with the wind." Lu Chengxian sighed.

"What do you mean?" Chen Xi asked after pulling them out of the crowd.

"In fact, the bosses and merchants in Wushang have already held a meeting. Some of them said they would work together to fight against e-commerce..."

"Oh, isn't this normal? Some people are loyal to whoever feeds them. Although Wushang has many bosses, they are divided into big bosses and small bosses. Feng Yun and his men can easily divide you with a few tricks. Who wants to be a small boss all their life?"

"Yes, those small bosses have always felt that we have been monopolizing resources for years. They used to eat soup from our buttocks, and now they see an opportunity and want to turn things around."

"There are more than one e-commerce platform, it's just that Feng Yun is more influential in Zhijiang. You can cooperate with others, but don't adopt this model. Once you are controlled by the platform, you will become the goose that lays eggs for others, and you will go from being active to being passive."

"So what should we do? Now it seems that this is an inevitable trend."

"Don't worry. Feng Yun has not yet extended his hand abroad. Capitalists from other countries will not let him touch their cake. I am now the vice president of the Young Returnees Association. Look at the man on the stage. He can cooperate with Feng Yun, so why can't I cooperate with the bosses of your Zhijiang?"

"What do you want to do? Do foreign trade? But foreign trade orders are far less than the domestic orders."

"Don't worry, it can't be done now. I need to integrate some resources..." Chen Xi patted their shoulders.

The rise of Feng Yun's e-commerce empire is now unstoppable.

We can only develop secretly, target overseas markets, and wait for the critical moment to strike.

It is difficult to compete with them through normal business means alone; the only way is to approach it from a policy perspective.

This still requires an opportunity, and we can't be impatient.

"Let's go, there's nothing to see here." Chen Xi pointed to the gate, ignoring the two people who were still giving passionate speeches behind him.

"Why don't we continue to listen to what they say?" Lu Chengxian chased after them and asked.

"What's so good about it? Are you going to listen to them brazenly talking about how to fake things? Sending new products that haven't been developed overseas to imitate, who will innovate in the future? Look at those foreign businessmen who are blocked from the door because they are afraid of exposing their own dirty laundry..." Chen Xi replied unhappily.

"But... this is the characteristic of our Wushang..." Lu Tengyang hesitated to speak.

When the locals talk about this, they don't really feel that there is anything wrong with it. Instead, they are proud of it and compete with each other to see who can imitate better. But if they talk about this with outsiders, they still feel a little embarrassed.

Because Zhijiang and Min Province are now seen as counterfeiting meccas by businessmen from other provinces, so it doesn't sound good to say it out loud.

Especially after Feng Yun pushed e-commerce to its peak in his previous life, the reputation of Zhijiang Factory for counterfeiting has not been washed away for several years.

At that time, Fujian Province was famous for its counterfeit shoes and clothes, while Zhijiang could counterfeit anything.

Although counterfeiting and imitating is not a glorious thing, it is a process that all developing countries will go through. However, as time goes by, the domestic manufacturing industry continues to grow stronger. If we continue to follow the imitation route, it will not be a good thing.

Actually, Chen Xi didn't have any other opinion about Lao Feng.

Many people don’t realize that people who do business don’t actually like him that much.

Because they won't worship him like some people do. Business people see things very clearly and they know what you are thinking.

This is just like the fact that children from rich families actually see things more clearly than children from poor families. This is because they are exposed to more things since childhood and watch their parents deal with various crises in the business world with ease. However, in TV and novels, the second generation of rich people are always portrayed as big fools, so as to win the favor of the poor. Over time, some people think that the second generation of rich people are all fools, and they are the children of the plane.

However, Lao Feng has many advantages in making his company so big, such as being bold and daring to change the rules, which is something many people want to do but dare not do. He is also not content with the status quo and is a very enterprising person.

To be honest, successful people must have certain spirits and characteristics that ordinary people do not possess.

But he was a bit naughty, always coming up with some "reasons" to make people give up refuting. Even the leaders couldn't stand this.

Since Feng Yun's men entered the commercial city, traffic outside has returned to normal.

The three of them got in the car and headed straight to the materials factory.

Current 3D printing technology is not mature, and there are only a handful of materials on the market.

Because few people buy these products, many people do not make them. However, there are still many OEM factories of big brands in China.

There are many kinds of materials for 3D printing, including plastics, metals, ceramics, composite materials, etc.

The metal materials here have basically not been popularized in the outside market because the technology and effects are not ideal.

Among plastic materials, ABS, PLA, PETG, etc. are widely used due to their good printing performance and cost-effectiveness.

Next is a small amount of composite materials, which are also used more frequently.

3D printers have a wide range of uses, but in this era, especially in Asia, they are mostly used for DIY toys.

In Europe, the United States and other countries, it is used in model verification and experiments in education, as well as in construction engineering and other aspects.

In a dozen years, many medical devices and implants will also use 3D printing technology, such as making prostheses, hearing aids, teeth, etc.

Next are industrial manufacturing, aerospace and defense industry.

There are many brands of materials on the market now, and there are many products with 3D Systems, Stratasys, and MakerBot labels in Wushang.

These are all big brands of foreign companies.

But in fact, the materials are the same and are made in China. Going directly to the factory to get the goods, the price is less than half of the price outside, which made Chen Xi make a huge order.

The boss was an acquaintance of the suppliers who sold construction materials last time, and Chen Xi got a better price through the introduction.

There are not many companies in China that use these materials now. The goods stockpiled in the warehouses are also bought by the bosses who want to make extra money, but are worried that they cannot be sold.

"Boss, I want to ask you something."

"You said."

After discussing business, several people sat in the office and drank tea.

"Mr. Feng came to Wushang today. So many bosses have gone, why are you still here?" Chen Xi took a sip of tea.

"It has nothing to do with me. Let him talk about his own things. I mainly produce for orders from foreign companies. Few people in China use these materials. If I sell them on that platform, I have to spend money on advertising and create an account to get rankings." The boss's Mandarin was not very standard, and there were a few words of local dialect mixed in.

There are many dialects in Wushang, and it is said that there are 18 of them, which are called the 18 dialects of Wushang. So much so that there is a saying that "the dialects are different across the river", that is, the dialects will be obviously different just across a river.

Lu Chengxian and Lu Tengyang are from Dongyang, and their dialect is different from that of the boss. They usually communicate in Mandarin, although they can understand most of what each other says.

"Have you ever thought about selling these products overseas through other channels?"

"To be honest, although I have signed agreements with those foreign companies, I also want to make a little money privately. Look, those materials just now, you know. These materials can only be sold privately, and they cannot be labeled with other brands. If they are leaked overseas and discovered... my previous orders will be gone..."

The boss smiled awkwardly, and his meaning was very clear.

Chen Xi also proposed to him a joint venture to build a factory in Xinlu, and guaranteed that the goods would only be circulated domestically.

The boss smiled and did not refuse directly.

It was their first collaboration and he didn’t know what kind of person Chen Xi was, so he didn’t agree.

"Let me tell you something. 3D printing is mainly composed of equipment, software and materials, and none of them can be missing. So far, no company has completed these three aspects independently. Especially in terms of materials, that is very important. Let me give you an example. The technology of many research projects in our country is actually not worse than that of foreign countries, but the materials required for the equipment do not meet the standards. Now, the United States is preparing to launch a material gene program...what's it called..." The boss's English was not very good, and he couldn't remember it after thinking for a long time.

"Materials Genome Initiative, abbreviated as MGI." Chen Xi added for him.

"Well, anyway, it's calling for stronger cooperation between the government, schools, and businesses. The government has invested a lot of money in it, and several of the companies I work for are also involved. This means that there may be epoch-making products in the future..."

The boss poured another cup of tea for everyone.

The plan was proposed by Da Piaoliang after the information technology revolution, when the company fully realized the important role of material innovation in technological progress and industrial development, and in the strategic context of reviving the manufacturing industry.

MGI is mainly composed of three platforms: computing tool platform, experimental tool platform and digital data (database and informatics) platform.

They want to achieve the purpose of technology sharing through mutual collaboration among teams at various stages of the new material development cycle. The goal is to halve the new material development cycle and reduce costs to a fraction of the current level.

Since Da Piaoliang launched this plan, our country has also implemented the same plan, but there are slight differences in the research directions.

"It will take several years to research new materials."

"It's hard to say. Look, new technologies are emerging one after another nowadays. Everything is possible." The boss blinked at Chen Xi.

Chen Xi smiled.

This boss must have heard something from those companies, most likely some significant progress in materials research.

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